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A compression engineer revisits JPEG XL's standing on the Web, noting that despite its technical strengths over JPEG and WebP, Chrome dropped support in 2023. He points out that a new Rust-based JPEG XL decoder has since appeared in Firefox and parts of Chrome, partly to avoid repeating a security flaw once found in WebP, but argues this alone doesn't settle whether JPEG XL deserves broad Web adoption.
At its annual Developers Conference, Roblox announced plans to let players jump into games directly from a browser without downloading anything, starting with Chrome by the end of 2026. In mid-2027, the platform will also add offline solo play for spotty-connection areas, with early access arriving sooner, alongside a push to let creators publish standalone apps across mobile, PC and consoles under a 'Play Roblox Everywhere' initiative.
A federal judge in California dismissed two proposed class actions accusing LinkedIn of illegally scanning users' browser extensions, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to show they actually had extensions installed that leaked private data to the company. Judge Vince Chhabria allowed the plaintiffs to amend their complaints but expressed skepticism they could ever establish a valid privacy claim, given that browser extensions are voluntarily installed and inherently share data with websites. One plaintiff's attorney says he may refile in state court or appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
An independent developer has published two small Chrome extensions aimed at everyday browsing tasks: one converts and displays Hebrew calendar dates, and another helps clean up or format Hebrew text. Both are offered free and can be installed directly from the Chrome extensions store.
Security researchers at Proofpoint and Volexity uncovered a modular attack tool called BlueMoon that strings together two Chromium browser flaws and a Windows kernel bug to achieve remote code execution and system-level control. The kit has been used since late August by China-linked group JungleBamboo (also known as APT31) and by a separate actor Volexity calls UTA0560, which targeted NGO staff. Analysts believe one of the three vulnerabilities, a Windows ALPC flaw, was repurposed from an existing 2025 exploit rather than newly built.
A consumer describes using Anthropic's Claude, including its Chrome extension, to file complaints, draft phone scripts, and pursue refunds across ten separate disputes ranging from a missing cheese packet to IRS penalties and a car warranty claim. The person reports winning every case attempted, some still pending, with total recoveries exceeding $12,000, including $6,813 in waived IRS penalties and a roughly $2,000 warranty repair.
NordVPN has released PriceMice, a free Chrome extension that uses AI to scan hotel booking prices across different countries and surface the cheapest option, including taxes and fees at checkout. Users can then switch their VPN to the country offering the lowest rate before completing their booking. In one test, the tool found a savings of about $120 on a Tokyo hotel by switching the browsing location from India to Taiwan.
Google released security updates fixing 230 vulnerabilities, including a Chrome zero-day flaw that attackers are already exploiting in the wild. This marks the seventh Chrome zero-day patched by Google since the beginning of the year.
Google has shifted Chrome from its four-week milestone update schedule to a two-week cycle, with version 153 rolling out now across desktop, Android, and iOS. Each release will carry a smaller set of changes, but updates will arrive twice as often, with version 154 already slated for September 22.
Google has rolled out Chrome 153 on desktop, Android, and iOS, marking the switch from a four-week to a two-week release schedule. This follows an earlier announcement that Google would double the frequency of stable Chrome releases to speed delivery of features and fixes.
Google has shifted Chrome's stable release schedule from a four-week cycle to a two-week cycle, beginning with Chrome 153 across desktop, Android, and iOS. This means new features, bug fixes, and security patches now reach users twice as fast as before. Chrome 154 is already in beta and slated for release on September 22.
Google has shifted Chrome from a four-week to a two-week release schedule, beginning with Chrome 153 rolling out on desktop, iOS, and Android. The company says the change helps it manage a growing volume of security patches driven by AI-assisted bug discovery and faster-moving threats.